Description

This species is distinguished from all its congeners by its ventral fin fold beginning anterior to the first pair of gill apertures (within anterior 27-28% TL) (Ref. 85052).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Eptatretus

Species: Eptatretus longipinnis Strahan, 1975

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs on soft bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Maximum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

demersal